GREENHOUSE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Fellow
- Associate Fellow, TERI - Business Council on Sustainable Development
Arupendra Nath Mullick has more than 10 years of professional experience in the fields of environmental management and sustainability assessment. He joined TERI-BCSD about 6 years ago, and has led several engagements with our members, including the India GHG Program; value chain of chemical industry; white papers on Business Role in NAPCC and Harnessing ICT Potential for Sustainability; side events on impacts and opportunities for businesses at Climate Change COP 15 and 16 in Copenhagen and Cancun respectively, Biodiversity COP-11 in Hyderabad and many more. With a Masters degree in Environment Management and advanced trainings from IIT, Delhi and World Bank Institute, he participates in issues on climate change, GHG management and Corporate Social Responsibility in various industry platforms.
Atik Sheikh is actively involved in climate change and energy efficiency activities of CII - Godrej GBC. He is currently assisting various industries for achieving their GHG inventorisation and energy efficiency endeavors. He has undertaken several GHG inventorisation studies for corporate clients and has also contributed to a State Carbon footprint study. He is also an IRCA certified Lead Auditor for Energy Management System (ISO 50001) and a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPMA®, PMI). He has also prepared case reviews and a policy review for Eco-Industrial Parks under UNIDO project which includes understanding and assessment of current practices relating to Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP), management of parks and common services. Atik holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Nirma University (Ahmedabad) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specialization in Energy & Environment from Symbiosis International University (Pune). He is recipient of Certificate of Merit and Director's trophy for excellence in academic during his post-graduation. During his college days, he has delivered presentations at various National & International conferences and also has an international publication on Sustainability to his credit. He had short internship tenure with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and has been associated with the organisation since 2013. Apart from work you can find him travelling, listening music and reading fiction & management books
Job Titles:
- Associate for India GHG Program
- Managing Associate - India GHG Program, World Resources Institute
- Managing Associate, WRI
Chirag Gajjar is a Project Associate for India GHG Program, a part of WRI's Climate Program, at the India Liaison Office in Mumbai. He works in the field of climate change mitigation. His areas of work include promotion of GHG inventories with corporations and small and medium organizations; capacity building, tool development, and mitigation goal setting through the India GHG Program. Prior to WRI, he worked with the climate change division of Deloitte and Perry Johnson Registrars Carbon Emissions Services, Inc. He was primarily involved in GHG emission reductions projects and GHG inventory projects. His other areas of works included development of audit protocols for GHG emission reductions projects under various schemes. He holds a keen interest in developing tools to inventory GHG emissions. Read More
Job Titles:
- Member of the Global Advisory Board
- Chairman & Managing Director, Forbes Marshall
Naushad Forbes received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Stanford University and is PhD in Industrial Engineering. He also holds the B.A.S. in Industrial Engineering & History from the Stanford University. He has been a Consulting Professor in the Management Science & Engineering program at Stanford University since 1987. He has a number of publications to his credit including the following: Forbes N. and D. Wield, From Followers to Leaders: Managing Technology in Newly Industrializing Countries. He was instrumental in developing courses in Technology and Policy in Newly Industrialized Countries and the Management of Technology in Firms in Newly Industrialized Countries. Naushad Forbes has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Western Region for 2008 - 09. He is the Chairman & Managing Director, Forbes Marshall, India's leading Steam Engineering & Control Instrumentation company.
Job Titles:
- Counselor, CII Godrej GBC
Preethi is involved with the GHG inventorisation activities of CII-Godrej GBC. Preethi has previous experience in methane mitigation strategies in livestock waste management systems. She has been involved with the Australian chapter of the Global Methane Initiative. She worked as a research scholar at the Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC) for a project that was jointly funded by the Australian Pork Limited (APL), Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). She also has research experience in Bioenergy systems, specifically bioelectricity from waste. She has also worked with the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI-Chennai) on a project focusing on bioelectricity from tannery waste. She worked in the capacity of an IT analyst for HSBC HDPI. Preethi holds a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology (Engg.) from SRM University (Chennai) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia)
Job Titles:
- Member of the Global Advisory Board
- Member of the Prime Minister 's Council on Climate Change
Prodipto Ghosh is a multidisciplinary professional specializing at the interface of science, economics, and public policy. Currently, he is Distinguished Fellow and Director at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi. His concurrent positions include: Member of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change; Member of the Eminent Persons Group on G-20 matters of the Ministry of Finance; Member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Union Cabinet; and Member, Governing Council of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). He was a member of India's Official Team for international Climate Change Negotiations from 2001 to 2009 and in 2012 (Leader of the Official Team during 2003-2007), and Principal Author of India's National Climate Change Action Plan. He is also Chair of the Task Force on Climate Change of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He is a former Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India (9/2003 to 5/2007), and Additional Secretary and Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister (6/2001 - 6/2003). He has a Ph.D in Economics and Policy Analysis from the Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 7/1969 to 5/2007. He is Adjunct Professor at the Carnegie Mellon University and TERI University, and a Visiting Fellow at Smith College, Oxford University. He works on climate change, sustainable development, and governance issues.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Global Advisory Board
- Scientist
- Yelamanchili - Head, ECB Centre of Excellence, Bayer Group India
Ram Sai, a young polymer scientist - heads the Eco Commercial Building Program of Bayer in India, and also has been instrumental in driving innovation across the group with focus on low emission products, energy efficient buildings etc. Ram Sai has also been the driving force in setting up an emissions neutral office building for Bayer in Noida with a positive energy balance that also saves 67mtCO2e. He has a Masters degree in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and has his doctorate from Universitat Bayreuth, Germany. Also Ram Sai has been a visiting scientist with Cornell University, and has number of publications to his credit.
Job Titles:
- Senior Counsellor, CII Godrej GBC
Shalini is involved with the climate change team at CII- Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad since July 2014 and has been actively working with India GHG Program since July 2015. She has 8 years of professional experience gained while serving as Founder & Head, Centre for Climate Change, ESCI; as Senior Manager- Environment in an Environmental Consultancy and while working as Team Leader, Eco-Tox Team, leading a project from Elsevier, Frankfurt, based in a software company in Hyderabad. During her career path she worked on Environment impact assessment & management plans (EIA, EMP); Capacity building, Policy Impact Analysis and Climate Change. She served as Designated Contact Point (for Observer Organization - RINGO constituency) to UNFCCC. She is a certified ISO 14001:2004 Lead Auditor (LA), OHSAS 18001:2007 LA, ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor, CDM Lead verifier, Six Sigma Green belt (for experiment designing) and trained on Green Reporting Initiative (GRI). She is an achiever of three international prestigious fellowships viz. DAAD Fellowship (2009) Germany; Fulbright-Nehru Environment Leadership fellowship (2012), Columbia University, USA; and Chevening-Rolls Royce Science, Innovation, Policy and Leadership Fellowship (2014), University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
She has 16 publications to her credit and a technical proceeding i.e. an outcome of International conclave on climate change ICCC-1 on theme Clean Energy & Energy Security published in 2011. An Oxford Alumni, Dr Sharma is a doctorate in Environmental Sciences, having 6 years of experience in R&D gained while working at National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) - CSIR. She qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in year 2000 (ICAR, Government of India) while at the verge of completion of Master's with specialization in Eco-toxicology and Environment Management & Policy.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Global Advisory Board
- Senior Director, the Energy and Resource Institute ( TERI )
Mr Sethi leads and manages the programme on promoting efficiency in the industrial sector, encompassing both large industries and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at TERI. He has more than 30 years of experience in the field of energy conservation and environment improvement in the industrial sector and has been with TERI for the past 22 years.
Aside of providing strategic direction and coordinating the activities related to industrial energy efficiency, he has lead multi-disciplinary research teams in action research projects involving development/ adaptation of energy efficient and environmentally benign technologies. Mr Sethi is presently managing two large programs funded by international organizations that focus on holistic development of a few energy intensive small-scale industry sectors in India. He is also involved in matters related to inventorisation of corporate level GHG emissions and aspects related to transfer and promotion of low carbon energy technologies in the context of climate change.
Mr Sethi is a Chemical Engineer with Masters in Energy Studies from IIT, New Delhi. He has also completed a multi-disciplinary Masters course on "Technology in the Tropics" from University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany.
Job Titles:
- Research Analyst With WRI India
- Research Analyst, WRI India
Karishma Shelar is a Research Analyst with WRI India. She provides research assistance to the CEO, helping to cultivate WRI India as a thought leader in the space of sustainability. She also supports online communications for WRI India. Previously, Karishma served as a Senior Analyst to Director - Projects at WRI India. Karishma provided coordination, research, and scheduling support to the Cities and Transport and the Climate and Energy teams and assisted in collaborating online media engagement, communications and events for WRI India. While in School, Karishma was associated with the Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged and the Xavier's Institute of Social Research. Read More
Job Titles:
- Member of the Global Advisory Board
- Chairman & Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited
- Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited
- Chairman of the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, USA. Mr. Godrej is the former Chairman of Ananta Aspen Centre (previously known as Aspen Institute India), Chairman & Trustee of Ananta Centre. He is the President of World Wide Fund for Nature - India. He is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, India Resources Trust and Council on Energy, Environment and Water. He is a Director of World Resources Institute, USA. He is also a Trustee of the Asia Society, USA. He is the Past President of Confederation of Indian Industry and also the Past President of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association.
Mr. Godrej is the Chairman of the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The Centre is housed in a LEED Platinum demonstration building which is the first green building in India and the greenest building in the world at the time when it was rated. The Green Business Centre is a Centre of Excellence for green buildings, energy efficiency, energy conservation, non-conventional energy sources, water policy, water conservation, etc.
Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. manufactures and markets refrigerators; washing machines; air conditioners; office furniture; home furniture; security equipment for banks (such as safes, strong room doors, bank lockers, etc.) and for commercial establishments and homes; locks and latches, forklift trucks and warehousing equipment; process equipment for chemical, petrochemical, refineries and allied industries; precision tools for sheet metal, zinc, aluminium; real estate development. The Godrej group are leaders in home appliances, consumer durables, office equipment, industrial products, consumer products and services.
Mr. Godrej is an ardent yachting enthusiast and has done extensive cruising along the west coast of India, the Baltic & North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. The President of India conferred on Mr. Godrej the "Padma Bhushan" on 3rd April 2003.
Job Titles:
- Associate Fellow, Centre for Global Research & Environment, TERI
- Associate Fellow, TERI
Nimisha Pandey has around 9 years of experience in the sphere of environment management and climate change both at policy and field levels. Currently, she is an Associate Fellow at the Center for Global Research and Environment, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). She works on the international climate policy and climate negotiations with a focus on mitigation issues. Her primary thrust is on understanding and assessing international and domestic climate policy dialogue in the context of existing and emerging carbon markets at the international and national levels; nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs); and opportunities and barriers to international technology sharing and its implications for promotion of low carbon/sustainable development. Prior to this, she was with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) as Assistant Director in the Environment and Climate Change Division. Nimisha has a Masters Degree in Environmental Science from Banaras Hindu University, BHU, Varanasi, India and a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law from National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Global Advisory Board
- Deputy Director of WRI 's Climate
- Deputy Program Director ( Cliamte and Energy ) & Director, GHG Protocol, WRI
- Deputy Program Director, WRI & Director GHG Protocol
Pankaj Bhatia is the Deputy Director of WRI's Climate and Energy Program (CEP) and Director of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol). As Deputy Director, he helps manage one of WRI's largest programs and oversees three work-streams - GHG Protocol, Major Emerging Economies objective, and Vulnerability & Adaptation objective. In addition to his role within CEP, Pankaj is one of the leading experts and authority on the GHG Protocol standards and tools, particularly in the areas of corporate, scope 3, mitigation action, and city accounting. Read More
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Pankaj Bhatia is the Deputy Director of WRI's Climate and Energy Program (CEP) and Director of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol). As Deputy Director, he helps manage one of WRI's largest programs and oversees three work-streams - GHG Protocol, Major Emerging Economies objective, and Vulnerability & Adaptation objective. In addition to his role within CEP, Pankaj is one of the leading experts and authority on the GHG Protocol standards and tools, particularly in the areas of corporate, scope 3, mitigation action, and city accounting.As GHG Protocol director, he launched and led the three-year global process that involved more than 2300 stakeholders to develop the new GHG Protocol Scope 3 and Product Standards. From 1998 to 2000, he was vice president of Tata Energy & Resources Institute, a not-for-profit research organization based in Arlington, Virginia and affiliated to The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India. From 1993 to 1998 he served TERI, New Delhi on various projects related to implementation of the Montreal Protocol in India and development of environment policy for technology transfer and capacity building in Indian industry. He holds a Masters in process engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Bachelors in chemical engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banares Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Job Titles:
- Associate Research and Communications - India GHG Program, World Resources Institute
- Research and Communications Associate
Pankaja Balaji is a Research and Communications Associate with the India GHG Program, part of WRI India's Climate Program. She provides research support to the team across various areas of work, which includes creating presentations and graphics based on research findings. She is also responsible for content creation which includes - writing blog pieces, executive summaries of events, press releases, newsletters etc. She coordinates website updates, as well as external communications. Prior to working with India GHG Program, she interned with WRI Communications, before which she completed a fellowship with Teach For India. She is a post graduate in Sociology from Mumbai University. Read More
Job Titles:
- Member of the Global Advisory Board
- Director on the Board of ITC
- Executive Director, ITC Limited
P. V. Dhobale was appointed a Director on the Board of ITC effective January 3, 2011. He holds responsibility for Paperboards & Specialty Papers and Packaging businesses of ITC and also represents the Finance and IT functions on the Board. A Chemical Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, he joined erstwhile ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited (ITC Bhadrachalam) as a Management Trainee in 1977 and became its Managing Director in 2000. Following the amalgamation of ITC Bhadrachalam with ITC in March 2002, and subsequent integration of Bhadrachalam Paperboards Division with Tribeni Tissues Division, Dhobale took charge of the Paperboards & Specialty Papers Business as its Divisional Chief Executive. Dhobale is credited with the successful turnaround of ITC Bhadrachalam in 2001, and exponential growth thereafter. He spearheaded the growth involving capital infusion of over US$ 500 million through brownfield organic growth as well as acquisitions. Under his leadership, ITC's Bhadrachalam Mill has emerged as the largest single-location paper mill in the country producing more than half a milliontonnes of papers & boards. Under his stewardship, and in line with ITC's sustainability strategy, over 142,000 hectares of plantations were developed, the pioneering ECF and Ozone Bleaching Technology were introduced, ITC became a member of the Global Forest and Trade Network and successfully implemented a number of 'Clean Development Mechanism' Projects. Dhobale is an active member of several industry bodies. He is the past President of Indian Paper Manufacturers Association, past Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of CII, and is the Co-Chairman, Environment Panel of CII National Council. Dhobale is also the Founder President of Indian School of Business - Centre for Executive Education Alumni Association, Hyderabad Chapter. Amongst others, he is a Member of the Development Council for Pulp, Paper & Allied Industries.
Job Titles:
- Counsellor, CII Godrej GBC
- Senior Counselor, CII Godrej GBC
Working on the climate change initiatives of CII - Godrej GBC, Kiran helps various companies inventorize their Green House Gas (GHG) emission, establish the baseline and facilitate companies set targets for GHG emission reduction in near future. He is associated with various cement, chemical and engineering companies in establishing their GHG emission inventory baseline, setting targets for reduction and identifying areas for GHG reduction. He has undertaken 35 Corporate GHG studies, 3 State Carbon footprint studies and more than 30 GHG studies for cement plants. He has also played a key role in bringing out the "Corporate GHG Inventorization Guide for Indian industry" in partnership with US EPA & WRI. He has played an instrumental role in bringing out the "Low Carbon Road Map" for Indian cement industry and several publications, manuals, case study booklets, training programs, etc for the industries. Apart from assisting the corporates in GHG inventorisation, Kiran Ananth has also been assisting companies in their energy efficiency endeavors. He has been involved in more than 220 detailed energy audits and over 75 training programs on energy management across various industrial and service sectors. He is also a member of the Indian team of Asia Pacific Partnership Cement Task force. Kiran has been involved in conceptualizing, submission and execution of various energy efficiency and climate change related projects with several national and international agencies such as USAID, World Bank, IFC, US DOS, US EPA, WRI, IREDA, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, etc. Some of the projects include Post Commissioning Evaluation Study of Energy Efficiency equipment installed in various industrial sectors, Preparation of Investor's Manual for financing energy efficiency projects, Fostering GHG emission reduction technologies in Indian cement industry, etc. Kiran is associated with CII for the last 15 years and holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Energy Management. He is a Bureau of Energy Efficiency accredited energy auditor.
Job Titles:
- Head
- Associate, WRI India
- Head - Business Engagement, WRI India
Vivek is currently Head-Business Engagement at WRI India working with the private sector to promote stewardship and innovation and an alternate response to climate change.Having started out as Senior Associate within the Climate & Energy Program - he has lead the initiative to set-up a voluntary, industry led National GHG Program, to facilitate profitable, competitive and sustainable businesses in a carbon constrained world.. Vivek has extensively worked with the corporate sector, through his earlier employment with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - on climate strategy, carbon footprinting and abatement, and other areas, across multiple industries including - chemical/process industries, cement and steel, oil and gas. Read more